Sailing the WACCAMAW River to North Carolina (Ep.35)

[@Amycolo1]

Man, that is fucking beautiful! I’m happy you went up the river!

[@SailinWithTrout]

Yeah it was super pretty!

[@1KemosabeLarry]

Bucksport makes a good burger!

[@sailfarsolo]

My home waters. FWIW - its the Socastee Bridge, pronounced "Sah Kuh Stee". :D The cool thing on this section is that starting from either end (Gtown or Lil River), if you start about 2 hours after the tide begins to rise, you will have current push you to Socastee (which is approx the midway point) in about 6-8 hours, and then you enter the 'other side', where the tide will begin to pull you the rest of the way as it falls. Fair winds!

[@SailinWithTrout]

I think I ended up having the current with me the entire day on day 2! I met some new friends at little river who had the opposite experience. And the bridge I didn’t say the full name to was the “Captain Archie Neil Poo McLauchlin Swing Bridge” I couldn’t read it off the phone chart and record at the same time 😂

[@sailfarsolo]

@@SailinWithTrout lol I wouldn't call it that either! Socastee works just fine. :) They just renamed it to that long name a few years ago. Jealous of your CD33 - what a great boat, at a steal of a price!!! Alberg was the Man when it comes to hull design, and CD made great boats. I've had an A-30, and am currently refitting my '87 Pearson Ariel for long term offshore work. Hope your trip is going well. Fair winds!

[@SailinWithTrout]

@@sailfarsolo love a good sturdy full keel sailboat and Alberg sure designed a great one! Is there anywhere I can follow along to see the Ariel? I’ve always thought they were beautiful boats, and sturdy

[@rdembow]

The most pristine part of the ICW. Just so different from any other waterway.

[@SailinWithTrout]

After doing most of the ICW in Florida, yes yes yes. It was absolutely amazing!

[@TheCornucopiaProject-bd5jk]

Aww, come on, that was fun. Gotta keep life interesting, eh?

[@SailinWithTrout]

Yeah I really enjoyed the first half!

[@thegalleypirate]

Just found your channel! Watched all your videos up until this one. Thanks for inviting us along your journey! Looking forward to more adventures and can’t wait to see where you go next

[@SailinWithTrout]

Welcome aboard! Glad you enjoyed the vids 🤘

[@1KemosabeLarry]

I spent many good days sailing that area; coast of SC.

[@SailinWithTrout]

It sure is a beautiful area!

[@stevepeterson5943]

Well done, sorry you bumped here and there. Reminds me of the Missouri River, where i grew up, and still.am. Yeah the kayak, i have a similar little 8 footer, just perfect and fun : ) Best bang for the buck.

[@SailinWithTrout]

Thanks man! Seem to bump the bottom a lot 😂

[@1KemosabeLarry]

Former Rice paddies.

[@1KemosabeLarry]

Carolina Gold-rice; indigo exported worldwide.

[@SailinWithTrout]

I was wondering what it was!

[@Amycolo1]

You “see” that’s there’s no wind? 😂 A half second before you said something, I was wondering how the bugs were.

[@SailinWithTrout]

See the wind, feel the wind, be the wind (insert fart noise)

[@Amycolo1]

@@SailinWithTrout hahaha!

[@johngarceau541]

Hi Trout. I have to go back a couple videos and catch up. Do you have a destination or just cruising?

[@SailinWithTrout]

I’ve got Bellhaven NC on my mind… but we’ll see what happens 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@JScottShipman]

Did the sweat bees find you yet?

[@SailinWithTrout]

Only a few so far, do they get worse the further north?

[@JScottShipman]

They did for us…

[@1KemosabeLarry]

Hang out at the Wacca Wacha

[@SailinWithTrout]

I should’ve stopped for a burger! Looked like they were just opening up for the day as I was passing

[@samuelthomas9758]

How much does splashing a boat cost now?

[@SailinWithTrout]

Varys place to place. $8-12/ft is about average. A few cheaper options and a lot of more expensive options

[@sirkyoj1]

Rivers look awesome but I’m not a fan of navigating them in a sailboat. Offshoring is best imho.

[@SailinWithTrout]

Yeah I’m with you there. It was beautiful but slow going with the motor